THE CATCH (1981 NFC Championship Cowboys 49ers)

[tfflhq]

Vin Scully is the best announcer of all time.  He lets the crowd and the pictures do the talking.

[zsuzsu19]

Thanks for uploading this, brings back great memories!

[zsuzsu19]

Damn right Tom Brady is no Joe Montana... he has 4 rings... and is the come back quarterback in history,

[am98697]

amazing.....



[lcutie36]

gotta give Freddie Solomon alot of credit for this game.

he didn't catch the game winner, but he sure did catch alot of key passes during this series.

praises be to Mr. Solomon.

thanks for the memories!

[tmoore74]

Brady has never done anything this exciting in his life. Still a highlight among highlights.

[STP43FAN1]

@tmoore74 The overtime touchdown bomb to Troy Brown. The first quarterback to lead TWO walk-off scoring drives in a Superbowl.

[Username01793]

@tmoore74 Tom Brady's drive vs the Rams was pretty clutch. John Madden was saying the Pats should take a knee and play for OT since they were inside the 20 and had little time left. Brady took New England down the field like it was nothing and set up Adam V for the winning F/G.

[blackandmild77]

No matter how many times I see dis it still gives me the chills!

[Jeremykro]

three people must have been cowboy fans :)

[iribe70]

this shouldn't be called "the catch" it should be called "the pass." had it not been from montana wouldnt happened.

[finisher3x]

I remember watching this game as a big time Cowboys fan ( at age 9 ). I distinctly remember watching this game and watching this drive at my grandfather's house. I'm watching this game, thinking that if I didn't move, the Cowboys would somehow stop the Niners. Of course, they didn't.

It's funny how San Francisco and Montana broke my heart twice via long TD drives to win the game.. Once in this game as a Cowboys fan. And 8 years later in Super Bowl 23 when my favorite team was the Bengals.

[36firerahul]

and some were little Tommy Brady is in the crowd

[earlieray]

It wasn't Dwaine Board's sack, it was Lawrence Pillars sack.

[49nernation209]

yes



[edwin11373]

LOL, did you see that security guard on the sidelines during the catch? Gotta love that, hahahah.

[jdlisadouchbag]

Is there anybody who even came close to Joe Montana

[jasonesapp]

@jdlisadouchbag Plenty.

[TheTsmitty83]

I had no idea that Vin Scully announced some football. I wish I could hear him call one World Series, this past year would have been perfect with him announcing

[bradyischamp]

i miss that finesse and well oiled machine that was the joe montana 49ers.

hey, isnt that john candy?

[OmegaXPv2]

Stay on your man, Walls!!!!! He lets him catch it every time....

[Navdan87]

Many people forget that the game wasn't quite over yet at that point! Eric Wright saved the game with that tackle on Drew Pearson preventing a sure td!!

[noladol]

I love seeing the cowboys choke in the playoffs.

[vincethegoat1]

The Catch is the famous play in nfl history what a game this was back and fourth game Go Eagles

[petesvideocafe]

This was the beginning of an era that produced five Super Bowl titles in 14 years, the greatest QB ever, the greatest receiver ever, the greatest DB ever (Lott) the greatest coach ever, 4 rookie DB's going to the pro bowl, and tons and tons of awesome stars... the list goes on and on. I was at the ONLY SB EVER won by the home team in 1985, Palo Alto, 49ers over Dan Marino, the Marx bros and the Dolphins! What a great time for pro football!

[cbaldwinjr]

@petesvideocafe 49ers aren't considered a home team. The Raiders were still in Oakland when Palo Alto was first considered, though they had left when the vote occurred in 1982. It's no different than the Rams playing in the Rose Bowl five years previous.

[petesvideocafe]

@cbaldwinjr I beg to differ. The rams never won a SB in LA, and the raiders never won a SB in Oakland or anywhere else in the Bay Area. Neither has any other NFL team won a SB in their own city. ONLY the 49ers have won a hometown SB, with Stanford Stadium a mere 20 minutes drive from Candlestick Park. I was there, in that sea of 80,000 wearing red. Never happened before and I doubt it ever will. I understand your envy.

[hoopandstuff]

wow seen the catch 1000 times, never seen the drive that lead to it .. montana, walsh, landry awesome nfl icons thanks for the video

[lancethemadman]

i rember watching this game and i still give joe and the 49ers two middle fingers



[MisterEvasion]

Old meets new. The modern game as we know it today began on that day. The west coast offense, as it became known, revolutionized the offensive game. You can even see here how strikingly current Montana's drive looks with respect to the play calling. For 30 plus years it continues to be refined.

[FRSFreeState]

One of the best NFC Finals of all time

[zazozung]

9:52 Two Castro Street Cowboys.

[FelipeReyes38]

who did the 49ers play in the super bowl that year ?

[thegreatattila]

@FelipeReyes38 The Cincinnati Bengals

[vudujl83]

get goosebumps at 12:06 when the announcer says CLARK CAUGHT IT! It was so much more than just a catch; woman in white in the stands with the camera around her neck at 12:09 was visibly upset

[alan1963]

That's when the San Francisco rock group Journey watched the 49ers' winning drive. Steve Perry, Jonathan Cain & Neil Schon started yelling out "THROW THE BALL!! THROW THE BALL!!", and yes, Dwight Clark made the leaping catch from Joe Montana's pass into the endzone for winning TD.

[roblehman1]

I love it when Vin Scully did NFL ON CBS he was great

[Railfan2103]

CLARK CAUGHT IT!

[AsG1989]

nobody was even open and montana made him open, somehow he always found a way to get it in there

[sterry02]

Tom Brady is NO Joe Montana.

[i0pk]

@sterry02 lol.. Tom Brady knows that... Montana is Brady's idol; who says otherwise??

[graciemaemarie11]

@sterry02 i wouldn't say that

[TheGibsonman1959]

@graciemaemarie11 Tom Brady blows..... Joe Montana was the greatest ever, and I've been hearing NFL analyists say that Rodgers is closest to Joe, and may have the best season in NFL history. They're gonna wait til the end of the season. I'm a Niners fan, but Rodgers is impressive.

[zazozung]

@TheGibsonman1959 And us 49er fans can thank the great Mike Nolan that Aaron rodgers plays for Green Bay and not San Francisco. Thank the Lord that Nolan drafted Alex Smith instead. Nolan is a genius.

[SaintWicked721]

@sterry02 Nobody is. He was always so cool headed. Even Peyton Manning doesn't have the leadership Montana had. He was one of a kind.

[devilblue72]

@sterry02 Joe Montana has character. Tom Brady is a playboy. Hollywood QB.

[BostonSports87]

@devilblue72 no, he's not.

[drbayoms]

@devilblue72

Hasn't Joe been married 3 times? Regardless, what does that have to do with football? Both are Great. Joe is the Greatest. Character?

[jasonesapp]

@sterry02 LOL.

[andreestes99]

@sterry02 Yes, but Tom grew up on the SF Peninsula and was a huge 49er/Joe Montana fan.

[drbayoms]

@sterry02

And never will be. Joe was perfect when it counts. Not 16-0 perfect. But no INTs and 4-0 in Super Bowls perfect. The only perfect that really counts.

[STP43FAN1]

@drbayoms This is not a knock on Joe, but Brady had to beat better competition in his Superbowls.

[drbayoms]

@STP43FAN1

Brady has won 3 Super Bowls. The best QB he beat is Warner. McNabb got to NFC Championship games because Jerry Jones and Daniel Synder are idiot owners. Delhomme a HOFamer?

Which one of those QBs are in the same category as Marino and Elway? Even Esiason ranks favorably with 2 of the 3 Brady beat.

Marino did not win a S.Bowl but he is still better than anyone Brady beat.

Elway is a Top 5 QBs in most people's mind.

Not even close.

Brady is definitely Great. But he is no Montana.

[STP43FAN1]

@drbayoms Delhomme played well enough in that Superbowl to win it. He's a better quarterback than Esiason and MUCH better than Marino. Marino was by any objective standard grossly inferior to Brady.

In three of his four SBs Montana was never challenged - only in the rematch with the Bengals did he have to bring the Niners back to win it. Again, it's NOT a knock on Montana.

Elway won two Superbowls - no question. But Brady has a slight edge over him.

Brady is the best.

[Username01793]

@STP43FAN1 Dan Marino is the best pure passer that ever played. Nobody could throw a football from the pocket better than Marino.

[marquettefootball]

@Username01793 Agreed. But there's more to QBing than purely passing from a pocket. There's getting it done when it counts the most. He didn't in the biggest moments.

[Username01793]

@marquettefootball Montana was the most clutch QB that's for sure. But i don't think that makes him the best or most talented. Using that logic Reggie Jackson is the greatest baseball player ever since he hit all those clutch home runs in October.

[marquettefootball]

@Username01793 Then there's all those clutch HR's Ruth hit in October, too. Though baseball is more a stats game. I still, though, go with Unitas by a smidge over Montana, because of the fact he called his own plays and had as much success. (Not saying Montana couldn't have called his own plays and won like Unitas did, but you don't judge on possibility, but actual body of work.) Still, it's like comparing a Lambourghini and a Ferrari. I'd flip if I had either quarterback.

[STP43FAN1]

@sterry02 He's not? Why not?

[The7legacy]

@sterry02

Tom Brady is 3-2 in Superbowls

Joe Montana 4-0

[bull864]

Wow! Doesn't get any better than this, and it doesn't matter if you are a 49er fan or not.

[Gorakaos]

So great that Vin Scully recognized Jon Ayers' outstanding blocking throughout the entire drive. 

[sterry02]

Joe is the best period.

[HitsTownUSA]

What people have forgotten about this game is if it was'nt for a jersey takedown from behind by Eric Wright the Cowboys would have won this game..I think it was Drew Pearson on a deep crossing route caught the ball in stride and he was clear for the end zone..This game should be shared by Eric Wright as much as by Dwight Clark and Montana as the most valuble play.

[vitoduval]

@HitsTownUSA Yes I remember that play, If Pearson made another 10 yards on that play and then made a FG, you would have the Dallas fans cheering at the same volume

[petesvideocafe]

@HitsTownUSA - Agree 100%. But also, can we forget Dwaine Board's sack and forced fumble of Danny White when the Cowboys were within field goal range with 30 seconds left? What about the offensive line play on those sweeps, clobbering and blindsiding unexpectedly would-be tacklers? How about Coach Walsh's brilliant end-game strategy and getting super-human results from average players? A great team effort.

[Cpmyppproductions]

vin scully is the best broadcaster ever

[harmony000]

growing up I did not like the 49ers, but I have to admit Joe is the greatest quarterback to play the game. He was a true winner.

[sluggo1776]

Ahhhh! I hear our Vinnie! Masterful story teller.

[Gabby9292K1]

What a Piece of History, & the Play By Play Announcer is "God," as far as I am Conderned.

[lordvoldemort578]

Never mind. 12:15 hahaa

[danrain12345]

Just think...Tom Brady was sitting behind Dwight Clark when he made the catch.

[lordvoldemort578]

@danrain12345 0:08 That was Brady crying.

[lordvoldemort578]

7:53 You know it's about to happen.

[EJ160E]

@danrain12345

Tom Brady's two dads @ 9:52 lmfao

[funkyflights]

It's moments like these that make football the greatest sport in the world...

[TheWheels777]

I remember watching this when I was 6 years old, then headed over to Mickeys for a cheesburger with the parents

[jmd1091]

Let DO IT AGAIN LET GO 9ERS

[texasstadium]

I cannot stand to watch this.....

[vitoduval]

Dallas plays at Candlestick this Sunday. Still a lot of Dallas fans will be there.

[donfck]

Thanks Chrisfbal, even tho my team didn't win, I'd love to watch it. I didn't get to see the entire game and no matter who won, it was one of the great games in NFL history.

[donfck]

How cone nobody ever shows the last 51 seconds of this game? I think it is a shame that it never gets shown. I am a Cowboy fan, but still I give the Niners credit for an awesome win. Cowboys were driving the ball down field after this. They were easily, at least going to be able to kick a field go to win. SF Def saved the day for them. If not, it would only be a great catch, not The Catch! Give the 49'ers def some credit for TD saving play and a sack/fumble that preserved the victory.

[chrisfball12]

@donfck My dad recorded this game let me see if i can find the tape.

[roblehman1]

Vin Scully and Hank Stram did this game for CBS and Jack Buck and Pat Summerall did the radio broadcast for CBS radio But the top production team of Bob Stenner and Sandy Grossman did the game who were with Pat Summerall and John Madden did this game too

[kclark1169]

This is the national radio broadcast team....Pat Summeral and John Madden did the television broadcast for the game

[jpete3027666]

6 turnovers and the Niners still won. Imagine with no turnovers they probably would have won by 28 easily.

[elzenmahn]

@jpete3027666

Very true - remember earlier in the season, SF destroyed Dallas 45-14.

Not to mention, at least a dozen of the 49er players were battling an intestinal virus during and just prior to this game.

And they still won.

[possumtail]

@elzenmahn Yeah, the Cowboys were over-rated....always squirreling into the big game and catching good teams when injured or in this case ill.

[jpete3027666]

6 turnovers and the Niners sit

[zakkbuckley]

Iconic